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Delhi High Court Directs Police To Ensure No Encroachment By Any Miscreant On Temple, No Law And Order Issue In Area
The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to ensure that no encroachment happens on a 'Mandir' a part of which was claimed to have been demolished overnight by the Municipal Corporation. Directing that the layout plan of the temple must be ensured to be protected, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva also directed the Police to ensure that there is no law and order issue in the...
"Time Has Come For Shops To Reach Consumers' Doors": Calcutta HC Dismisses Plea Against WB Govt 'Ration At Doorstep' Scheme
The Calcutta High Court recently dismissed a petition challenging the West Bengal government's newly introduced 'Duare Ration' (ration at doorstep) program holding that it does not appear that the Scheme contravenes any of the provisions of law and that Time has come for the shop to reach the doorstep of the consumers.The Bench of Justice Amrita Sinha was hearing a plea filed by some...
"Parliament Already Intervened": Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking Declaration Of Talaq-ul-Sunnat As Unconstitutional
Observing that the Parliament had already intervened and enacted a law, the Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition seeking declaration to declare the "assumed absolute discretion" of the Muslim husband to give divorce (talaq-ul-sunnat) to his wife at any time without any reason or advance notice to her, as arbitrary, anti-shariat, discriminatory and unconstitutional.Justice Vipin Sanghi...
"Issue Already Stands Referred To SC's Larger Bench": MP High Court Disposes Plea Challenging 100% Reservation In 600 PG Medical Seats
The Madhya Pradesh High Court last week disposed of the Writ Petition challenging 100% reservation in Post Graduate Medical seats holding that it is against the propriety to take a view on an issue that has already been referred to a Larger Bench for reconsideration.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Vijay K Shukla held so while hearing the plea filed by...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Stays MPPSC's Selection Process For Appointment Of Medical Officers, Issues Notice To State Govt
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on Thursday stayed notification issued by the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) for conducting interviews for the purpose of appointment of Medical Officers in the State of Madhya Pradesh.The Bench of Justice S. A. Dharmadhikari was hearing the plea filed by Dr. Ronak Sharma and others being aggrieved by the alleged arbitrary selection process...
Police Often Implicate/Detain People Who Report Homicide/Accident & That Acts As Deterrent For Many To Fearlessly Report Murder Cases: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court, while dismissing the appeal of four life convicts, took judicial notice of the fact that the Police often implicate the man, who reports a crime involving homicide or accident The Bench of Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice J. J. Munir further observed that this acts as a deterrent for many individuals to fearlessly step into a police...
Orissa High Court Imposes 50K Cost On An Investigating Officer For Non-Production Of Case Diary
The Orissa High Court recently imposed Rs.50,000/- cost on the Investigating Officer of Jaipatna Police Station (investigating a criminal case) for non-production of the case diary.The Bench of Justice S. Pujahari has directed the probe officer to deposit the amount before the concerned District Legal Services AuthorityEarlier on 8 September 2021, the High Court had directed the Superintendent...
"How Police Station Converted Into Public Booth?": Delhi Court Pulls Up Police Officer For Calling Party Without Having Formal Complaint
Pulling up a Police Officer for calling a man to the police station without having a formal complaint against him, a Delhi Court yesterday expressed its displeasure by saying that the officer had misled the Court by giving wrong information."I fail to understand that how the police station has been converted into public call booth and the duty officer posted therein had acted at the behest of...
Section 17A PC Act - Prior Approval For Investigation Not Necessary When Act Of Public Servant Is Ex-Facie Criminal : Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has ruled that for offences like falsification of accounts, breach of trust and misappropriation of funds or acts which are ex facie criminal, no prior approval as prescribed under section 17A of Prevention of Corruption Act is required.Justice Sunil Thomas while dismissing a batch of applications observed:"...it has to be noted that scope of section 17A is...
'Unaware Of Any Other Jurisprudence Where Summons Are Routed Through Postal Authorities': Gauhati HC On Practice Adopted In Arunachal Pradesh
Noting that summons in criminal cases in the state of Arunachal Pradesh is routed through the postal authorities, the Gauhati High Court observed that it was unaware of any such jurisprudence. The Bench of Justice N. Kotiswar Singha and Justice Manish Choudhury was perusing a report filed pursuant to its order in which it sought to know the steps taken so far in a POCSO case...
Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Advocate's Plea Alleging His Mobile Phone, Internet Devices Put On Surveillance By In-Laws
The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea filed by an Advocate alleging that his mobile phone and internet devices were put under surveillance at the instance of his in-laws which were being intercepted without valid permission of the Government.Justice Yogesh Khanna sought response of the Centre, Commissioner of Police and MTNL returnable of December 16, 2021.The plea sought directions...
Gauri Lankesh Murder: Court Orders Transfer Of All Accused To Bengaluru Central Prison For Framing Of Charges
The principal sessions court in Bengaluru has directed that all persons arrested in the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh who are lodged in different prisons across the state be transferred to the Central Prison, Parappana Agrahara, Bengaluru, for the purpose of framing charge. In its order dated September 22, the Prl. City Civil And Sessions Judge ordered, "In view of the accused...